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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Elias Visontay

Australia election: climate and cost of living in focus as leaders stumble

Australia’s Labor opposition leader Anthony Albanese (left) and the prime minister, Scott Morrison.
Australia’s Labor opposition leader Anthony Albanese (left) and the prime minister, Scott Morrison. Composite: Lukas Coch | AAP & Mick Tsikas | AAP

Two weeks out from Australia’s 21 May election, cost of living pressures and the rising prominence of independent pro-climate action candidates have made the future of the country’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, increasingly uncertain.

Just past the halfway stage of the election campaign, multiple newspapers have released polls pointing to a slight advantage for Anthony Albanese’s Labor opposition over the conservative Coalition comprising the Liberal party under Morrison and the rural-based National party.

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